Brassed Off (1996)
| Release Date | 01 November 1996 |
| US Box Office | $3,000,000 |
| Tagline | Fed up with the system. Ticked off at the establishment. And mad about... each other. |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Ensemble Film, Social Problem Film |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Only Human |
| Themes | Labor Unions, Social Injustice, Fighting the System |
| Tones | Compassionate, Humorous, Sentimental, Affectionate, Earnest, Angry |
| Tags | Band [music Group], Blue Collar, Brass Instruments, Coal Miner, Laborer, Mining Town, Musician, Unemployment, Working Class |
Brassed Off is a 1996 British film written and directed by Mark Herman and Andy Ward. The film, a British-American co-production made between Channel Four Films, Miramax Films and Prominent Films, is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the plot is based on Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. It is generally very positively received for its role in promoting brass bands and their music. Parts of the film make reference to the huge increase in suicides that resulted from the end of the coal industry and the struggle to retain hope in the circumstances.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Stephen Tompkinson
Phil
Peter Martin
Ernie
Sue Johnston
Vera
Lill Roughley
Rita
Peter Gunn
Simmo
Stephen Moore
McKenzie
Olga Grahame
Mrs. Foggan
Toni Galacki
Gary
Sky Ingram
Kylie
Luke McGann
Shane
Christopher Tetlow
Craig
Bernard Wrigley
Chapman
Ken Kitson
Heavy 1
Adrian Hood
Heavy 2
Tubby Andrews
Bus Driver
Katherine Dow Blyton
Nurse
Vanessa Knox-Mawer
Mother 2
Sally Ann Matthews
Waitress
Jacqueline Naylor
Mother 1
Bob Rodgers
Halifax Judge
Max Smith
Nightwatchman
Peter Wallis
Elderly Man
Robert Archer
Grimley Colliery Band
Andrew Armstrong
Grimley Colliery Band
David Arnold
Grimley Colliery Band
Mark Arnold
Grimley Colliery Band
David Barraclough
Grimley Colliery Band
Jonathan Beatty
Grimley Colliery Band
Roy Bowater
Grimley Colliery Band
Colin Brook
Grimley Colliery Band
Duncan Byers
Grimley Colliery Band
Malcolm Clegg
Grimley Colliery Band
Paul Davies
Grimley Colliery Band
David Essex
Grimley Colliery Band
Charles Faulkner
Grimley Colliery Band
Andrew Hirst
Grimley Colliery Band
Alan Hobbins
Grimley Colliery Band
Cliff Hopes
Grimley Colliery Band
Paul Hughes
Grimley Colliery Band
Michael Kennedy
Grimley Colliery Band
Paul McDonald
Grimley Colliery Band
Stephen Peacock
Grimley Colliery Band
Shaun Randall
Grimley Colliery Band
Jim Shepherd
Grimley Colliery Band
Robin Taylor
Grimley Colliery Band
Simon Willis
Grimley Colliery Band
William Atkinson
Chippy
Jonathan Bridge
Concert Extra
David Palfreyman
Miner
Irene Skillington
Passing Nurse
Director
Mark Herman
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Producer
Mark Herman
writer
Steve Abbott
producer
Olivia Stewart
co-producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Andy Collins
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Editor
Michael Ellis
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Casting Director
Julia Duff
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Priscilla John
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Production Designer
Don Taylor
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Art Director
Felicity Joll
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Set Decorator
Brian Read
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Costume Designer
Amy Roberts
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Makeup Department
Tricia Cameron
key makeup artist, chief hair stylist
Sallie Evans
makeup artist
Norma Webb
hair stylist, makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clare Awdry
third assistant director
Jonathan Benson
assistant director
Antony Ford
second assistant director
Art Department
John Allenby
property master
Jo Graysmark
assistant art director
Robert Hill
stand-by props
Derek Honeybun
painter
Ken Lupton
property runaround
Emma MacDevitt
art department runner
Steve Macdonald
stand-by prop
Barry Moll
construction manager
Roy O'Connor
dressing prop
Mark Reynolds
dressing prop
Mark Roberts
painter
Peter Skarratt
stand-by carpenter
Joe Willmott
carpenter
Sound Department
Jason Adams
foley editor
Graham Daniel
sound re-recording mixer
Peter Elliott
dialogue editor
Steve Finn
boom operator
Julius Gladwell
assistant foley editor
Emily Lincoln
assistant sound editor
Peter Lindsay
sound recordist
Dennis McTaggart
sound editor
Ray Merrin
sound re-recording mixer
Mervyn Moore
boom operator
Lyle Scott-Darling
sound re-recordist
James Manning
assistant sound engineer
Keith Mason
dubbing assistant
Special Effects
Steve Crawley
wireman
Tim Baxter
optical effects
Stunts
Sean McCabe
stunt coordinator
Julian Spencer
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby
still photographer
Sophie Baker
still photographer
Mark Binnall
grip
Harry Bowers
clapper loader
Stuart Brereton
camera trainee
Ross Chapman
electrician
Sarah Fitzgerald
still photographer
Steve Griffiths
electrician
Ray Hall
grip
Gordon Hickie
camera operator: second unit
Peter Johnson
stand-by rigger
Mark Laidlaw
generator operator
Mark Milsome
focus puller
Ronnie Phillips
best boy
Chris Plevin
camera operator
Norman Smith
gaffer
Gavin Tookey
focus puller: second unit
Casting Department
Brendan Donnison
adr voice casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Foster
wardrobe supervisor
Marion Lester-Card
wardrobe assistant
Elizabeth Wilson
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Clive Barrett
associate editor
Emily Hunt
second assistant editor
Stephen Law
post-production coordinator
Music Department
Geoff Alexander
orchestrator
Isobel Griffiths
orchestral contractor
Emily Lodge
music clearances
Bill Lyon
musician
Simon Rhodes
music recordist, music mixer: brass band, music mixer
Victoria Seale
music coordinator: Contemporary Media Music Productions
Mike Sheady
music recordist: brass band
Tony Stanton
music copying
Robert Archer
musician
Andrew Armstrong
musician
David Arnold
musician
David Barraclough
musician
Jonathan Beatty
musician
Roy Bowater
musician
Colin Brook
musician
Duncan Byers
musician
Malcolm Clegg
musician
Simon Gresswell
musician
Alan Hobbins
musician
Stephen Peacock
musician
Kirsty Whalley
synthesizer programmer
Gavyn Wright
orchestra leader
Transportation Department
Brian Bassnett
driver: camera car
Paul Caputa
unit driver
Mark Featherstone
wardrobe bus driver
Les Quick
stand-by driver: props
Steve Timms
unit driver
Nick Wilson
make-up bus driver
Laurence Turner
driver: minibus, unit driver
Other Crew
Bill Barringer
location manager
Dominic Barringer
rushes runner
Geraldine East
legal services
Marilla Elliott
location manager: London
Sarah Fleet
assistant: Steve and Mark
Howard Grace
floor runner, stand-in
Roger Handley
band uniforms
Victoria Handley
band uniforms
Marriott Harrison
legal
Mark Herbert
assistant location manager
Synnøve Hørsdal
production runner
Zoe Johnson
stand-in: nurse
Sara Keene
publicist
Sheryl Leonardo
production accountant
Wendy Lilly
production coordinator
Vikki Luya
publicist
June McDonald
script supervisor
Ian Robinson
laboratory contact
Rebecca Sutton
floor runner
Jane Trower
assistant accountant
Jeannie Udall
unit nurse
Joan Washington
dialect coach
Simon Dowling
title designer
Thanks
Production Company
Channel Four Films
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Miramax Films
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Prominent Features
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Distributor
Argentina Video Home
Atalanta Filmes
Atlantic Film
Channel Four Films
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Cinemien
Eurocine
Homescreen
,
Kinowelt Filmverleih
Miramax Films
Miramax Home Entertainment
Prime Films S.L.
Miscellaneous
AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
insurance
ATC Loudspeaker Technology
studio monitoring
Abbey Road Studios
orchestra recorded at, brass band music recorded at
CMMP Studios
synthesizers mixed at, synthesizers recorded at
Capital FX
titles
Corbett & Keene
publicity
Film Finance
completion guarantee
GT Caterers
catering: Yorkshire
Goldcrest Post Production London
post-production facilities
Joe Dunton & Company
camera equipment provided by
Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
Marriott Harrison
legal services
Moving Picture Company (MPC)
digital optical effects
R.J. Handley Ltd.
band uniforms
RCA Victor
soundtrack
Sapex Scripts
post-production services
Set Meals
catering: londonbirmingham
Shepperton Studios
re-recording facilities
Simon Jersey Uniforms
band uniforms
Sylvia Wheeler Film Services
negative cutting
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Mark Herman
Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)
Brassed Off
Hope Springs (2003)
Little Voice (1998)
Purely Belter (2000)
